> UTS Global Tape Subsystem handles IBM tapes, a user could mount > tapes and use tar(1) and cpio(1) for native backup on Linux/390.
True. They do a nice job (and the silo interface tools you guys do are really handy). The UTS utilities are unfortunately not native to Linux (you get to buy them). > However, our backup/restore product uses our own label format > as David wrote. Out of curiosity, why is that? The ANSI tape label spec has been around for ages -- wouldn't it be easier to use ANSI labels, which other systems (even z/OS) can actually handle meaningfully? -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
